CVE-2026-44941
HighCVSS 8.4Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk38th percentile - higher than 38% of all known CVEs
Summary
A relative path traversal vulnerability in the "keyhint" option of repomd.xml parsing in libzypp before 17.38.12 allows attackers to supply a malicious repository to inject or overwrite files on the target system as root.
Risk Assessment
An attacker can gain full control over the system by installing malware or modifying critical configuration files, leading to complete system compromise.
Recommendation
Immediately update libzypp to version 17.38.12 or later and ensure all repositories used in the system are trusted.
Other vulnerabilities in libzypp
See all- CVE-2026-25707High
A relative path traversal vulnerability in libzypp before 17.38.10 allows remote attackers to overwrite system files by processing malicious repository metadata. This can lead to denial of service or privilege escalation.
- CVE-2026-44942Medium
A path traversal vulnerability in handling the 'path' component of .repo files in libzypp before version 17.38.13 in the 17.x series, or before 16.22.19, could allow attackers to fill directories on the system outside of the zypp cache with content.
Original NVD description (English source)
A relative path traversal in the "keyhint" option in repomd.xml parsing of libzypp before 17.38.12 can be used by attackers able to supply a malicious repository to inject or overwrite files in the target system as root.